On February 14th, many players lined up at the experience center outside to buy physical copies of "Hunter World," with the queue stretching for seven blocks.
The local police department had no choice but to call in reinforcements again, and even restricted traffic in several nearby blocks to barely control the situation.
It's Valentine's Day!
Single players are probably in a better position, having been eagerly anticipating this day for a long time.
Players with partners are in a more complicated situation. Some asked their girlfriends for leave in advance, while others went bankrupt buying handbags to appease their wives.
Some people simply bring their girlfriends along to play, buying two copies of "Hunter World" and teaching them how to play the game step by step;
A small group of people fared much worse. After going through a series of questions like "Is the game more important or am I more important?", they still had red marks on their faces, but they eagerly started downloading the game...
A small media outlet on the street interviewed one of them: "Excuse me, did you answer that games are more important, or your girlfriend?"
The reply was: "Nonsense! Of course the game is more important, especially since it's a brand new game from Earth! You can always find another girlfriend, but the physical edition of Hunter World is only released once, and if you miss it, it's gone forever!!"
This honest young man lost his girlfriend just like that.
But he became famous.
Even under the interview video, there were many popular reposts and comments:
[Just kidding, this is a top-tier masterpiece personally led by Chief Designer Ming, a top-notch team from Blue Star Studio, taking nearly a year to develop, investing hundreds of millions of yuan, and utilizing countless resources. All this investment is just to give me the best gaming experience, which means to make me happy!! In that sense, I'm practically a god, no one deserves me! (hands on hips.jpg)]
Of course, most players were still immersed in the game "Hunter World" at this time.
Upon logging in using the Blue Star platform, they also discovered several related messages.
Players of "Dragon Hunter" can directly import the data of their pet dragons and choose their own pet dragons when selecting and capturing pets in "Hunter World".
Players of League of Legends can choose to import a class they have achieved an S-rank rating to obtain a special weapon appearance and increase their weapon skill proficiency by one level.
Players of "Xia Ke Xing" receive a set of antique-style martial arts attire as a gift upon entering the game.
All of the above collaborations also come with a free small gift pack containing food, medicine, whetstones, and other supplies needed by hunters.
"They brought all this stuff as soon as they came in? No wonder it's Earth, so rich and powerful—hahahahaha, I'm invincible!!"
Zhou Liye excitedly attached the weapon appearance to his Novice Dual Blades, then put on a short jacket and a Hero's Cloak (Note: appearance with 0 defense).
Then, completely ignoring the novice hunter training camp by the roadside, he yelled and charged towards the entrance of the hunter camp...
227. New policies
Zhou Liye, who started broadcasting early in the morning, wasn't very popular, ranking around tenth in the gaming section.
Or rather, there's not much activity in the entire gaming area today.
The reason is obvious: Hunter World was just released yesterday!
Almost everyone in the gaming area was a gamer, and almost everyone had a new game in hand, constantly experiencing it.
The remaining two or three kittens, for various reasons—such as being on their way back to their hometowns—can only choose to watch live streams to satisfy their cravings.
Zhou Liye, young and fearless, charged into the grassland wielding his Novice Set, and began hacking at the dodo birds one by one.
The dodo bird, a decorative creature (according to the designer), has virtually no fighting ability, so it was naturally hacked to pieces by Zhou Liye.
This gave Zhou Liye great courage, and he confidently ventured into a newly discovered cave.
Then, after entering the cave for five seconds, I was bitten out by poisonous insects inside.
Zhou Liye cried out in pain: "Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! It hurts so much and it itches! These bugs are so poisonous!"
Moments later, his calf swelled up and his blood volume dropped.
A kind viewer explained to him: "The Hunter world is very realistic. These insects can be dealt with using insect repellent. It's sold at the camp's general store and is an essential item for going into the jungle; otherwise, you might easily catch some disease."
However, Zhou Liye was already immersed in the pleasure of slaughtering the new monster—the bat.
Five minutes later, Zhou Liye: "??? Why am I losing health?"
Upon opening the status bar, I saw: Rabies.
Zhou Liye: "...!!!!!!!"
Kind-hearted viewers immediately started sending comments:
[It's hopeless, just wait to die. Goodbye.]
[Everyone, that's enough. This streamer's done for. Move on, next one.]
Five minutes later, Zhou Liye emerged from the respawn point, resigned to reality: he was just a newbie hunter...
After receiving criticism and education from the bullet comments, Zhou Liye went online to look up some information.
"Wow, this game has too many elements! You can get rabies from hitting a bat, climbing hills in the rain will increase your stamina consumption, and playing music for monsters will make them not attack unless provoked, but it doesn't work on deaf and blind people..."
"Wait, is there a way to catch wild monsters and raise them? I think I could play this for a year straight! Non-stop!"
The inspiration and effort that the designer has poured into it over the years has finally paid off.
Players, streamers, and even viewers watching the live streams have discovered that this game seems to have endless details to explore and countless things to learn.
When they see the dodo birds in the background actively seeking out insect nests and calling their friends to come and enjoy a feast, they can't help but stare at these fluffy little creatures for a long time with silly smiles.
Later, they saw a long line of jellyfish on the beach, leisurely swimming under the full moon, like a silver river drifting beneath the sea. They stared wide-eyed, unable to find the right words to praise this tranquil beauty.